Small contractors
One Trailer, Mixed Work: Equipment That Earns Its Spot
You pull one trailer and the day changes twice before lunch. Grade a pad, trench a line, load a truck, backfill, move mulch. The machines that fit are the ones that swap attachments fast and still ride legal behind your truck. That is the job we outfit every week.
Two Machines, One Trailer
The pairing we see most among small contractors is a compact track loader or skid steer with a compact excavator. One digs, one carries, and between them almost nothing on a mixed punch list stalls out. Weight matters as much as capability here, so we size the pair to your trailer and your truck before we talk features. A 317 P-Tier with a 26 P-Tier or 30 P-Tier travels easily; step up to a 331 P-Tier and a 35 P-Tier when the work gets heavier.
Quick-Attach Changes The Day
A loader that only carries a bucket is one machine. A loader with quick-attach is a grader, a breaker, a broom, a set of forks and an auger, all off the same trailer. That is what makes mixed work profitable for a small crew, because you stop driving back to the shop between tasks. Every skid steer and compact track loader we sell takes the same attachment interface, so the implements you buy today follow you to the next machine.
The Freedom Package Explained
The Freedom Package bundles the machine with the attachments and configuration most contractors end up buying anyway, in one purchase and one conversation. For a crew that bills by the job rather than the hour, that means you leave with a working outfit instead of a bare machine and a list of things to order later. We will walk you through what belongs in yours and what does not, because paying for an attachment you use twice a year is not a solution.
The kit for this job
Every machine here earns its place on the trailer. Tell us the job and we will spec the shortest kit that covers it.
Compact Track Loaders
Your primary carrier and attachment platform on soft ground, fresh grade and wet spring sites. Floats where a wheeled machine would rut.
317 P-Tier · 325 P-Tier · 331 P-Tier · 333 P-Tier · 335 P-Tier
Skid Steers
Lighter on the trailer and easier on finished surfaces like drives and lots. Same attachment interface, lower operating cost.
316 P-Tier · 318 P-Tier · 320 P-Tier · 324 P-Tier · 330 P-Tier · 334 P-Tier
Compact Excavators
Trenching, footings, utility repair and tight backyard access. The second machine on the trailer for most mixed-work crews.
17 P-Tier · 26 P-Tier · 30 P-Tier · 35 P-Tier · 40 P-Tier
Larger Compact Excavators
For contractors whose digging work outgrew the small end but who still want one trailer and one truck.
50 P-Tier · 60 P-Tier
Compact Wheel Loaders
Yard loading, material handling and long carries where a loader out-produces a skid steer on tires and fuel.
184 G-Tier · 204 G-Tier · 244 P-Tier · 304 G-Tier · 324 P-Tier
Frontier Attachments
Buckets, forks, grapples, augers and breakers that make one machine cover the whole punch list. They move with you to your next machine.
Questions we get on this job
Can I really keep both machines on one trailer?
In most cases yes, and it is the setup we see most often across Ohio and Indiana. A smaller compact excavator paired with a compact track loader or skid steer usually fits a standard equipment trailer. Tell us your trailer rating and tow vehicle and we will size the pair to it rather than guessing.
What is the Freedom Package?
It is a way to buy the machine and the attachments you actually need as one package instead of piecing it together over months. It suits contractors who want to be productive the week the machine arrives. We will go through your typical job mix and tell you honestly which attachments belong in it.
Compact track loader or skid steer for mixed work?
It comes down to ground conditions and what you are driving across. Track machines handle soft, wet and unfinished sites better, while skid steers are lighter on the trailer and cost less to run on hard surfaces. Both take the same attachments, so the attachment investment is safe either way.
Should I look at used?
About 30% of the machines we place with contractors are used, and for a crew building a fleet that can be the right call. We will show you both and explain the tradeoffs plainly. Our technicians are trained on these machines and we stock parts for them, new or used.
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Tell us the job, not the model number
Send the acreage, the access and the schedule. We will spec the shortest kit that covers the work and price it new or used. Family-owned in Ohio and Indiana since 1904.
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